Essays about: "David Ronstad"

Found 2 essays containing the words David Ronstad.

1. 1. Study of glue-laminated timber connections with high fire resistance using expanded steel tubes

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och brand

   Author : David Ronstad; Niklas Ek; [2018]
   Keywords : Expanded steel tubes; Glue-laminated timber; Fire resistance; Glue-laminated timber connection; Expanderade ståltuber; Limträ; Brandmotstånd; Limträförband;

   Abstract : A key factor regarding fire safety of timber buildings is the performance of connections between the structural elements, since this determines the load-carrying capacity of the structure. Traditional timber connections do generally perform poorly in a fire compared to surrounding parts since the joints often consist of exposed metal parts and cavities which locally decreases the fire resistance. READ MORE

3. 2. A Comparison between two different Methods to Verify Fire Safety Design in Buildings

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och brand

   Author : David Ronstad; [2017]
   Keywords : Fire Safety Engineering; Verification; SP; Probabilistic method; Scenario analysis; Performance-Based;

   Abstract : In today’s Nordic construction industry, it is difficult for new and innovative building solutions to be introduced due to prescriptive and inflexible regulations. Trading products and services cross-border is something that could loosen the tough market, but this is not possible due to the lack of common international frameworks that is performance based with the possibility to perform fire safety engineering. READ MORE